Onitsha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$648
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
12
39
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.56M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5406th and 7649th ($1036 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 9136th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$10066

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$846
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$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610